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A big part of studying crystallography is viewing the structures. The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) maintains and curates the Cambridge Structural Database, where you can find data and visualizations of crystal structures. You can go to the Cambridge Structural Database page of this guide to learn more about using it or you can take a look at this homepage for other options. If you have questions don't hesitate to reach out to Lindsay Decker.

Additional Online Crystal Data Sources

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Structures published in American Mineralogist, The Canadian Mineralogist, European Journal of Mineralogy, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, & other journals
Bilbao Crystallographic Server
Free crystallographic & solid state programs and utilities
Crystallography Open Database
Open-access collection of organic, inorganic, metal-organic, & and mineral crystal structures
Database of Zeolite Structures
All zeolite framework types approved by the International Zeolite Association Structure Commission (IZA-SC)
FIZ Karlsruhe ICSD (Inorganic Crystal Structure Database)
Not a library subscription. For access, ask your department if it subscribes to STN or contact the FIZ Karlsruhe Search Service for information on outsourced searches.

International Tables for Crystallography
Reference work on crystallography and crystallographic methods, edited by the International Union of Crystallography includes articles and data tables. Emphasizes physical and chemical properties, symmetry, and crystal structure determination techniques

Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB)
Structural data for biological macromolecules: proteins, nucleic acids, and complex assemblies. Includes access to the RCSB Protein Data Bank ("PDB")

Free Crystallographic Services & Software from Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC)

Access Structures
Retrieve & view structures from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)
CSDSymmetry
Microsoft Access database: molecular point group, space group, Z, Z', & occupied Wyckoff position symmetry for molecules listed in the CSD
EnCIFer
Edit & validate Crystallographic Information File (CIF) format
Explore the Periodic Table through Crystals
Click on an element in the periodic table to see an image of a crystal structure containing that element.
Mercury
Basic version of CCDC structure visualization & analysis software
Teaching Database
CSD Educational Collection (>750 structures)

Data Tables at Fogler Library

The Landolt-Börnstein collection (Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Physik, Chemie, Astronomie, Geophysik und Technik) includes crystal data under several broad umbrellas, including:

6th ed., vol. I/4: Crystals,
- Call Number: Ref QC 61 .L33
New Series, vol. III: Condensed Matter,
- Call Number: Ref QC 61 .L332

For crystallographic data on specific substances, start by searching for the substance in the Landolt-Börnstein collection in SpringerMaterials to identify the appropriate volume & subvolume.